Trump signs order banning illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2025 / 13:55 pm President Donald Trump on Wednesday night ordered the federal government to cease allowing taxpayer dollars to “facilitate” illegal immigration.…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issues Health and Human Services guidance: ‘There are only two sexes’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2025 / 13:05 pm The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated Wednesday that “there are only two sexes, female and…
Pope Francis’ health ‘slightly improved’ after nearly one week in Gemelli Hospital
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Feb 20, 2025 / 12:35 pm Pope Francis’ medical condition has stabilized after nearly one week of medical treatment since being admitted into Rome’s Gemelli…
60 years a priest, archbishop offers 10 tips for persevering in one’s vocation
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 20, 2025 / 08:00 am Archbishop Ramón Benito de la Rosa y Carpio was born on Sept. 19, 1939, a little over…
Pro-life coalition launches $30 million Pro-Life Venture Fund to protect unborn
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 20, 2025 / 07:00 am A group of pro-life philanthropists in the United States has launched a $30 million Pro-Life Venture Fund to…
Catholic-backed prison nursery offers incarcerated moms ‘family-oriented’ space for babies
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2025 / 06:00 am A prison nursery program in Missouri that has drawn support from local Catholic leaders is offering mothers a supportive…
Catholic Charities agencies across country cut funding, lay off staff amid funding freeze
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 19, 2025 / 17:40 pm Local Catholic Charities agencies across the country are being forced to lay off staff and weigh shutting down…
44-year-old priest murdered amid Myanmar civil war
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 19, 2025 / 17:20 pm Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, a 44-year-old diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Mandalay in Myanmar,…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to study abortion pill safety questions
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 19, 2025 / 14:50 pm Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated that he plans to investigate safety…
Doctors say Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ while in hospital
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 19, 2025 / 14:20 pm Pope Francis’ health condition has remained stable as he continues a stay in the hospital, though recent bloodwork showed…
Vatican shares ailing Pope Francis’ weekly catechesis: ‘Jesus Christ our hope’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Feb 19, 2025 / 12:45 pm As Pope Francis continues to undergo complex medical treatment for bilateral pneumonia and a respiratory infection at Rome’s Gemelli…
‘On the side of the poor’: Pope, U.S. bishops urge generous immigration policy
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 19, 2025 / 11:50 am Both Pope Francis and numerous American bishops in recent weeks have called for more generous U.S. immigration policies, urging…